Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Federal Government plans to charge five suspected terrorists for attacking St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, on June 5, 2022, killing scores of people. They will appear before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The five suspects, who were taken into the courtroom by officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) at about 9:05am, comprise Idris Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris and Momoh Otuho Abubakar. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) is prosecuting the case on FG’s behalf.…

Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate for the 2023 election, has stated that the prevalence of hunger and poverty in Nigeria is real, not simply statistics. He stated this in a post on his X account on Monday, stating that the grim reality is that millions of Nigerians are facing acute food shortages and multidimensional poverty on a scale never seen before in the country. The former Anambra State Governor stated, “In our country today, hunger and poverty are not just distant statistics; they are the harsh reality that millions of our people face daily. “Recently, the…

No fewer than 18 people narrowly escaped death on Sunday when a commercial vehicle conveying All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters rammed into a crowd in the Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The victims were among Jigawa residents gathered along the roadside in Yakasawa village, about 2 km from Ringim town, to welcome Governor Umar Namadi for the 15th edition of the “Citizens and Government Engagement Programme”. The programme was organised by the Jigawa state government. According to an eyewitness, the Volkswagen Golf, with registration number FKJ 102 JB, lost control and veered off the road before ploughing into…

The Rivers State Police Command has said that its officers have busted an armed robbery/kidnapping syndicate terrorising residents of Bori, the state’s Khana Local Government Area headquarters, and its surrounding areas. According to the police, four members of the gang were apprehended by Bori Command agents in response to a distress call about the miscreants’ activities. Grace Iringe-Koko, a spokesman for the state police command, confirmed the arrest to reporters on Sunday. According to Superintendent of Police Iringe-Koko, charms, hard drugs, and guns were recovered from the accused. She stated, “Yes, I can confirm the arrest. We recorded another major…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Rivers State is rapidly expanding, with over 800,000 members and counting. Luckyman Egila, the party’s state publicity secretary, announced this at a news briefing in Port Harcourt on Friday. Egila hailed the party as a lovely bride, noting that several famous politicians, including two former governors and two senators, had officially joined and gotten party membership cards. “The ADC, as of today, is a beautiful bride that is receiving key politicians into its fold. “We are a moving train because, politically, we don’t see anyone capable of stopping the ADC from clinching whatever ticket…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said it will not take part in the Rivers State local government election slated for August 30, 2025, describing the build-up to the poll as a charade. The party also claimed that the administrator assigned to handle the state’s business lacked the constitutional authority to hold an election for the Rivers people. This comes as the Rotimi Amaechi faction of the All Progressives Congress in the state accuses the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) of making its own regulations. The faction claimed that the electoral commission had not contacted the Emeke Beke-led party…

President Bola Tinubu has directed a committee, led by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to end the political crisis in the Bauchi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The presidential panel is tasked with the responsibility of addressing and resolving the internal conflict bedevilling the state chapter of the party. In a statement issued on Sunday by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Musa Krishi, other members of the committee are Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State; former House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara; Senior Special Assistant to the…

Oba Hammed Oyelude Makama, Tegbosun III, the Olowu of Kuta, has urged the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, to temper justice with mercy and forgive popular fuji musician Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde, also known as K1 De Ultimate, for an altercation with ValueJet officials at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja last Tuesday. Olowu, in his appeal to Keyamo, mentioned that to err is human, but to forgive is divine. The monarch also urged the Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Chris Najomo, to revoke the ban on K1 and the suspension…

A 17-year-old teenager has been apprehended following the shooting of three individuals in New York City’s Times Square early Saturday. Gunfire sounded out around 01:20 EDT (05:20 GMT) between West 44th Street and Seventh Avenue, behind towering billboards in one of the world’s largest tourist destinations. The teenager has not been identified by authorities, and charges are pending. Police say a 19-year-old guy was shot in the foot, a 65-year-old man was struck in the left leg, and an 18-year-old lady was wounded in the neck. They were all admitted to the hospital in stable condition. The shooting in Times…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have reportedly stormed the Green Legacy Hotel, located within the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State, and arrested some youths suspected to be internet fraudsters. Chronicle NG gathered that EFCC operatives carried out the raid in the early hours of Sunday during a pool party at the premises of the library. This comes just five days after the commission’s Ibadan Zonal Directorate caught a suspected internet fraudster with two locally produced firearms during a raid at K-Hotel in Itori, Ewekoro. According to the anti-graft agency, the suspect…